Skip to content Skip to navigation

Bhutanese Orange flood in Bazars

Kokrajhar: Present day season is regarded as day of Orange fruit’s production which are finding in all market or bazaar across the state.

The Orange fruit, produced in neighboring Bhutan country is presently flooding attractive as well capturing all bazars, including Kokrajhar bazar as Bhutanese Orange fruits have an extra sweetness to consume which attracts customers’ hearts.

Hundreds of women folk from Karigaon in Kokrajhar and Shyamtaibari of Chirang districts in BTAD area are working on Orange trading job in the market or bazars in Kokrajhar district and its adjoining areas since November month. The Organge are supplying from Takri and Gelephu of Bhutan country via Shyamtaibari to Kokrajhar and Chirang district.

Neighboring Bhutan country is popularly known as Land of Orange and so Orange fruits are supply to the nearby districts of the lower Assam region as well BTAD districts. Bhutanese Orange fruit’s sweetness and colors are not familiar to the other region’s produce fruits because its attraction is exceptional on its shape and quality.

 Women Orange traders’ from India purchases the orange fruits at high rate on its production markets which bears different rates on different size as well qualities of the fruit’s on its selling markets.

On the market category, the fruits are sold at Phon system at Bhutanese markets which consists of eighty fruits in a Phon. The rates bear varied rate per Phon on size as well quality which starts,Rs.400,500,550 etc. Indian traders rushed at the Bhutanese markets to purchase Orange fruits to sell in Indian market or bazaars.

Citizens/customers in Kokrajhar bazaar thronging at the bazaars to buy orange fruits as Bhutanese orange have an extra sweetness to consume. Traders are being sold the oranges at varied prices, which starts four fruits at Rs.50 (big size), five fruits at Rs.50 (small size), and dozen at Rs.140 etc.

Customers express their happy to buy orange fruits because Bhutanese Orange has a sweetness to consume in today’s season. Present season is seeing Orange’s season. Huge quantities of Oranges are being supplying from Bhutanese markets/bazaars in Indian bazaars.

 

 

 

Author info

AT Kokrajhar Bureau's picture

Assam Times Kokrajhar bureau office, BTAD.

Add new comment

Random Stories

Physiotherapy camp in Guwahati Press Club

22 Jun 2013 - 10:59pm | AT News
A physiotherapy camp for the member-journalists of Guwahati Press Club has been organized by Indian Association of Physiotherapists (Assam branch) on Wednesday (June 26). The camp,...

NDFB-S cadre arrested

28 Jul 2017 - 6:45pm | AT Kokrajhar Bureau
Security forces apprehended a cadre of NDFB-S from Dahalapara area of Kokrajhar district on Friday morning. Based on input about presence of NDFB-S cadre,a joint team of police and army...

Youth Summit on Climate Change

10 May 2011 - 4:54pm | Ranjan K Baruah
Youth Summit on Climate Change As a part of the ongoing programme to unite young people against climate change, Youth Alliance for Climate (YAC) is organising youth summit in Guwahati and...

Biodiversity conservation camp on Indo-Bhutan border

22 Jul 2011 - 9:59pm | Jayanta Kumar Das
A five day's field based biodiversity conservation workshop was organised at Nonai forest Range Office under Khalingduar Reserve Forest, heavily infested with man-elephant conflict for a couple of...

Other Contents by Author

In line with the global initiative, NTPC Bongaigaon Salakati actively participated in celebrating World Earth Day today by organizing a tree plantation drive within its plant premises. Demonstrating their commitment to a sustainable future, over 50 saplings of various kinds were planted by the company officials and staff. The plantation program was spearheaded by the senior management of NTPC Bongaigaon Salakati, led by K C Muraleedharan, CGM and Business Unit Head. Mr. Muraleedharan emphasized NTPC's group-wide efforts in tackling climate change by inspiring positive action from governments, businesses, and individual citizens. He also highlighted the specific initiatives undertaken by...
KOKRAJHAR, Assam - April 11: The Baukhungri Hills are gearing up for the 11th edition of the Baukhungri Festival, the grandest celebration in Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). The two-day festival kicks off on Thursday, showcasing traditional Bodoland culture, indigenous sports, and local delicacies. Organised by the BTR government's Tourism Department, the festival coincides with Rongjali Bihu, Assam's harvest festival. A major highlight is the mass hill trek on the last day of the Ch
KOKRAJHAR: A terrifying encounter with a bison in the Karigaon-Haldibari area under Kokrajhar police station early Monday morning has left at least four individuals injured, with one sustaining serious wounds. The incident occurred when villagers attempted to repel the bison, which had strayed into the human settlement from the nearby Ripu-Chirang Reserve Forest under Haltugaon forest division. Among the injured, Mehung Basumatary suffered severe injuries to the stomach. He was swiftly transported to the RNB Civil Hospital in Kokrajhar and later referred to Barpeta Medical College and Hospital for advanced medical care. Locals report that the bison still remains within the...
KOKRAJHAR: Citizens from various communities, particularly the Bodo community, commemorated the exemplary contributions of Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma, former president of the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), on his 68th birth anniversary, celebrated as 'Student Day' across different districts of Assam with a series of day-long events on Sunday. In Kokrajhar, the central committee of the All Bodo Students Union, in collaboration with the Upendra Nath Brahma Trust (UNBT) and the Kokrajhar district committee of ABSU, convened at Thulungapuri Dotma amidst a massive turnout of public and student representatives. ABSU President Dipen Boro unfurled the union flag, followed by heartfelt floral...
KOKRAJHAR: The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Bongaigaon Salakati organized a rural sports meet on Friday, March 29th, in collaboration with the Sports Council and the District Sports Officer of Kokrajhar. This event, held under the power station's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, aimed to promote physical activity and sportsmanship among the youth of nearby villages. Students from five local schools - Dholmara High School, Salakati M.E. School, Salakati Junior College, Jaregaon High School, and BTPS High School - participated with great enthusiasm. The exciting competition featured six events: 100-meter and 200-meter races, 100 x 4-meter relay race, long jump...
The vibrant festivities of Gwthar Bathou San (Bathou Divosh) echoed across the districts of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) and the entire state as it was celebrated with traditional fervor on Tuesday. The state government declared this day as a state holiday, emphasizing the significance of preserving and cherishing the rich cultural heritage associated with Bathou tradition. Gwthar Bathou San-2024 (Bathou Divosh) unfolded with religious zeal on the second Tuesday of the Magh month, a day that will now be commemorated annually as a full-fledged holiday. The celebrations resonated with the essence of festivity, bringing together people from diverse communities in the spirit of unity...
KOKRAJHAR: The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) observed 81st birth anniversary of its founder president Agdari Baneswar Basumatary on Wednesday with day-long programmes across the state of Assam. In Baksa, the central committee of the ABSU in association with Baksa district committee observed the birth anniversary of Agdari Baneswar Basumatary at Koklabari near Mushalpur that saw a well gathering amongst the citizens. Assam cabinet minister Urkhao Gwra Brahma, MCLA Mantu Boro, ex MCLA Anip Basumatary, and senior citizens attended and offered rich floral tributes to the great leader. ABSU president Dipen Boro said that the students union is working dedicatedly for the welfare and...
KOKRAHAR: A sense of alarm has gripped the Jharbari area after a timber smuggler was discovered dead in a firing incident during the early hours of the morning in Kokrajhar. The incident occurred along ride no. 1 under the Jharbari range of the Haltugaon forest division in Kokrajhar district, where the smuggler was fatally shot while transporting logs on a cycle from deep within the forest. The deceased timber smuggler was identified as Hemanta Narzary, hailing from Gyanpuri village under Serfanguri police station. The body of Narzary has been transported to Barista Medical College and Hospital for a postmortem examination. In response to the incident, local residents of the area have...
KOKRAJHAR, July 16: The Dotma HS school playground in Kokrajhar witnessed the exciting kickoff of the third U13 Football tournament, organized under the mission of Bodofa Sustainable for Change, on Sunday. The tournament aims to identify and nurture budding sports talents in the region and was organized by the Kokrajhar district committee of the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU). The inaugural ceremony was graced by the esteemed presence of Khanindra Basumatary, the General Secretary of ABSU, and Apurna Narzary, a renowned international women's footballer, who were the chief guest and special guest, respectively. They jointly inaugurated the tournament, marking the beginning of an eventful...
Kokrajhar: 23rd May, 2023-The event, organised by the Skill, Employment, and Entrepreneurship Department (SEED), was held on May 23, 2023, at the Auditorium Hall of Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Kokrajhar. The event witnessed the presence of the Chief Executive Member of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), Shri Pramod Boro; Executive Member of BTC, Shri Wilson Hasda; Executive Member of BTC, Dr Nilut Swargiary; Advisor to the SEED, Shri Ranjan K Baruah; Former MLA Tamulpur, Shri Chandi Basumatary; Joint Secretary SEED, Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Rajbongshi, ACS; Council Head of the SEED, Shri Pranjit Das; Project Head Assam of Anvil Cables Private Limited, Mr. Ujjwal Chaudhary; BTR...